Tab Baldwin
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2013 | Hawke's Bay Hawks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2016–present | Ateneo de Manila | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021–2022 | Philippines | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Thomas Anthony "Tab" Baldwin
Coaching career
New Zealand
Baldwin was born in
He was promoted with them from the second division to the NBL and then joined the Auckland Stars in 1994.[4] In eight seasons with Auckland, he won five NBL titles (1995, 1996, 1997, 1999 and 2000), and was named NBL Coach of the Year four times (1995, 97, 99 and 2014).[citation needed]
He remains the most victorious coach in the history of the New Zealand NBL. Baldwin's involvement continued with the Stars as a co-owner for another eight years after he left as coach.[citation needed]
In 2001, he took the reins of the New Zealand national team. By winning the
In 2023, Baldwin would be named into the New Zealand Basketball Hall of Fame.[8]
Turkey, Lebanon and Jordan
Baldwin has coached
On 16 April 2010, he was appointed as
In June 2011, Baldwin was hired to coach the
Philippines and Ateneo Blue Eagles
On 23 December 2014, the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas formally announced the appointment of Baldwin as head coach of the Philippine men's national team (popularly known as Gilas Pilipinas), replacing Chot Reyes.[11] Baldwin's two-year tenure as coach officially began on 1 January 2015.[12]
On 7 December 2015, Ateneo de Manila University formally announced the hiring of Baldwin as the head coach of its collegiate men's varsity basketball team. He will be coaching the Blue Eagles in between the 2016 Olympics men's basketball qualifying tournament and the qualifying rounds for the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup, concentrating on the national team during the UAAP offseason.[13] A few days later, the Ateneo management reconsidered its decision to place Baldwin as the team's head coach following an objection by the Basketball Coaches of the Philippines, and instead was to be appointed as the collegiate team's consultant.[14] In 2016, Baldwin was officially named as the head coach and no longer just as a team consultant.[15]
On 18 October 2016, SBP executive director Sonny Barrios declared that Chot Reyes will return as head coach of Gilas while Baldwin will stay with the national team as the team's consultant, the same coaching setup the national team had during its historic 2013 FIBA Asia Championship and 2014 FIBA World Cup runs.[16]
On 3 December 2017, Baldwin led the
In 2019, he coached the Blue Eagles to a 14–0 sweep of the elimination round of UAAP Season 82 basketball tournaments, with an average winning margin of 17.4 points per game.[18] On 20 November, Ateneo completed the season sweep and won their third consecutive title with Baldwin by defeating the UST Growling Tigers, 86–79.[19] In May of the same year, Baldwin was also appointed as programme director for the Philippine youth national team.[20] Under Baldwin, the Blue Eagles have won four championships in the UAAP.[21][22] In May 2023, he was recognised by the Collegiate Press Corps as the UAAP Coach of the Year for the 2019–20 and 2022–23 seasons.[23]
In June 2021, Baldwin returned to take over as head coach of the Philippines,
Summary
- League Coaching Career:
- Auburn Montgomery - NCAA Division II, 1983–86
- UCF - NCAA Division I, 1986–88
- Otago Nuggets - NBL, 1988–90
- Auckland Stars - NBL, 1994–2001
- Perak Red Eagles - MNBL, 1996–1997
- TBL, 2004–06
- A1, 2007–08
- Divizia A, Dec 2007 - Jun 2009
- TBL, Sep 2009-Dec 2009
- Sagesse Beirut - Lebanese Basketball League, 2010–12
- Fujian Xunxing (China, 2012–13)
- Hawke's Bay Hawks (New Zealand, 2013)
- International Coaching Career:
- Head coach of New Zealand national basketball team(2001–06)
- Head coach of Malaysia national basketball team(1996)
- Head coach of Lebanon national basketball team (2010–2011)
- Head coach of Jordanian national basketball team(2011–2012)
- Head coach of Philippines men's national basketball team (2015–2016, 2021)
- Head coach of
- Other Basketball Ventures:
- Team Consultant of Philippines men's national basketball team (2013–2014, 2016–present)
- Team Consultant of Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters - PBA(2014–2016, 2018–2020)
- Team Consultant of UAAP(2016)
- Head coach of UAAP(2016–present)
- Head of the Gilas Pilipinas Youth national basketball program
Personal life
Baldwin was previously married to Efthymia, originally from Greece. Efi is the owner-operator of a touring business, Definitely Greece, with tours of Greece and the Greek islands.[14] Baldwin is committed to reside in the Philippines at least until 2024.[26]
Coaching record
Domestic Leagues
Team | Year | G | W | L | W–L% | Result |
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Otago Nuggets | 1990 | 22 | 4 | 18 | .181 | |
Auckland Stars | 1994 | 24 | 15 | 9 | .625 | |
Auckland Stars | 1995 | 30 | 27 | 3 | .9000 | Won 1995 NBL-New Zealand Finals |
Auckland Stars | 1996 | 28 | 23 | 5 | .821 | Won 1996 NBL-New Zealand Finals |
Auckland Stars | 1997 | 24 | 23 | 1 | .958 | Won 1997 NBL-New Zealand Finals |
Auckland Stars | 1998 | 22 | 16 | 6 | .727 | |
Auckland Stars | 1999 | 18 | 14 | 4 | .777 | Won 1999 NBL-New Zealand Finals |
Auckland Stars | 2000 | 18 | 12 | 6 | .667 | Won 2000 NBL-New Zealand Finals |
Auckland Stars | 2001 | 17 | 9 | 8 | .529 | Lost 2001 NBL-New Zealand Semifinals |
P.A.O.K. BC
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2008 | 5 | 1 | 4 | .250 | Fired after 5 games |
Fujian Sturgeons | 2013 | 32 | 11 | 21 | .343 | |
Career | 240 | 155 | 85 | .645 |
Collegiate record
Season | Eliminations | Playoffs | |||||||
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W | L | PCT | Finish | PG | W | L | PCT | Results | |
Ateneo de Manila Blue Eagles (UAAP) | |||||||||
2016 | 10 | 4 | .714 | 2nd | 4 | 1 | 3 | .250 | Runner-Up |
2017 | 13 | 1 | .929 | 1st | 5 | 3 | 2 | .600 | Champion |
2018 | 12 | 2 | .857 | 1st | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | Champion |
2019 | 14 | 0 | 1.000 | 1st | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | Champion |
2021 | 13 | 1 | .929 | 1st | 4 | 2 | 2 | .500 | Runner-Up |
2022 | 11 | 3 | .786 | 1st | 4 | 3 | 1 | .750 | Champion |
2023 | 7 | 7 | .500 | 4th | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | Final Four |
Totals | 80 | 18 | .816 | 24 | 15 | 9 | .625 | 4 championships |
References
- ^ Gilas mentor Tab Baldwin admits his dad didn't want him to be a coach
- ^ Jessup, Peter (9 February 2001). "Basketball: Double change on the bench". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 9 April 2010.
- ^ Egan, Brendon (9 May 2014). "Baldwin predicts Rams ready for a winning spurt". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
- ^ Jessup, Peter (23 August 2000). "Basketball: Rewards sweet for coach Baldwin". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 9 April 2010.
- ^ "New Year honours list 2003". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 31 December 2002. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
- ^ "Halberg awards: Rowing twins share triumph". New Zealand Herald. 1 March 2002. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
- ^ Thomson, Ainsley (20 February 2002). "Tall Blacks slam dunk at the Halbergs". Retrieved 15 February 2013.
- ^ Li, Matthew (6 May 2023). "Tab Baldwin inducted into NZ Basketball Hall of Fame". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ "LIB – Lebanon appoint Tab Baldwin as coach". Archived from the original on 9 October 2012.
- ^ "LIB/JPN - Lebanon lead from start to finish for their maiden Men's title". Archived from the original on 16 August 2010.
- ^ Beltran, Nelson (23 December 2014). "Tab Baldwin eyes FIBA Asia gold, Rio Olympics stint for Gilas". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
- ^ Bracher, Jane (29 December 2014). "Baldwin observes PH has 'deeper' basketball talent pool". Rappler. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
- ^ Ganglani, Naveen (7 December 2015). "Ateneo officially names Tab Baldwin new Blue Eagles head coach". Rappler. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
- ^ a b Henson, Joaquin (30 December 2015). "Why not exempt Tab?". The Philippine Star. Associated Press. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ^ Olivares, Rick (21 December 2022). "American coaches of the Ateneo Blue Eagles". The Philippine Star.
- ^ "Chot Reyes back as Gilas mentor". dugout.ph. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
- ^ Leongson, Randolph. "Tab Baldwin declares this Ateneo batch the most hardworking team he's ever coached".
- ^ Isaga, JR (20 November 2019). "CHAMPS AGAIN: Ateneo dynasty romps to rare season sweep after UST scare". Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ Bacnis, Justine (8 May 2019). "Tab Baldwin appointed as program director of Gilas Youth". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- ^ Valencia, Justin (19 December 2022). "UAAP 85 MBB: Ateneo survives UP storm, regains throne". Tiebreaker Times.
- ^ Naredo, Camille (19 December 2022). "Ateneo holds off UP to regain UAAP men's basketball crown". ABS-CBN News.
- ^ "Bonnie Tan, Tab Baldwin, Goldwin Monteverde named as Collegiate Press Corps top coaches". GMA News. 19 May 2023.
- ^ Morales, Luisa (13 June 2021). "Tab Baldwin back as head coach for Gilas Pilipinas". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ Ramos, Gerry (31 January 2022). "Chot Reyes back as Gilas coach after Tab Baldwin steps down". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ Sayson, Homer (26 November 2023). "COLUMN: Is Baldwin really leaving Ateneo? Coach Tab clears the air". SPIN.ph.